{"title":"Harold Alfred","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarold Alfred was born in Alert Bay, British Columbia into the Namgis Tribe in 1953 and is a member of the Kwakwaka’wakw (formerly Kwakiult) Nation.\u003c!-- split --\u003e He holds Sisiutl, Sun and Thunderbird as his family crests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis interest in Kwakwaka’wakw art and culture began at an early age, and he completed the ‘Indian Arts and Crafts Ethnology Course’ under Peter McNair at the B.C. Provincial Museum in the early 1970s. After establishing himself as a wood carver, Harold turned to silver and began creating Jewellery. He is well known for his pendants, cuff bracelets and earrings in sterling silver, and many of his pieces contain unique cut-outs as well. Harold produces outstanding work that has a contemporary feel with a strong sense of the past. Alfred shows his respect for his heritage by following the standards set by past masters and strives to develop a distinct style which clearly depicts the strong traditional designs true to Kwakiult art form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince the early 1980s, Harold has taught numerous classes in design, carving and Jewellery making in Nanaimo, B.C. In 2005, Harold was featured in the ‘Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 2’ exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"silver-salmon-pendant-by-harold-alfred","title":"Silver Salmon Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful Salmon pendant was hand-carved in sterling silver by Kwakwaka'wakw artist Harold Alfred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSalmon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e symbolizes abundance, fertility, prosperity and renewal. For thousands of years, Salmon have been the primary food source for Northwest Coast Native Americans and are highly respected.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFind more information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e about\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and examples of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spiritsofthewestcoast.com\/collections\/the-salmon-symbol\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Salmon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Northwest Coast First Nations symbol.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pendant measures approximately 1 3\/4 inches or 4 1\/2 centimeters high and about 1 5\/8 inches or 4 1\/3 centimeters wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-a8252ad6-7fff-17fa-06f2-118fdbcb6c7c\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA silver chain is not included but can be purchased separately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spiritsofthewestcoast.com\/collections\/chains\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harold Alfred","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67718028984635,"sku":"Silver Salmon Pendant by Harold Alfred","price":390.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/2931\/files\/SilverSalmonPendant1_b927b080-87a9-42d1-8c17-485b203b68dd.jpg?v=1792016844"}],"url":"https:\/\/spiritsofthewestcoast.com\/en-au\/collections\/harold-alfred.oembed","provider":"Spirits of the West Coast Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}